Tiny Dancer

Tiny Dancer only captures 2 of these photos. Im not creative & couldn't think of a better title. How about "Stuffing my face with icing, dancing, and my baby brother?"

Todd was gone flying on Valentines Day this year so when we were at my parents the previous weekend, I picked up some doughnuts as a little treat for the fam. Of course I picked out Lauren a doughnut that was heart shaped that was covered in icing and sprinkles. Did she eat the actual doughnut? Of course not. Home girl loves icing and sprinkles. Forget the doughnut.

 Lauren now takes ballet and tap with her little friend, Meredith. I was so excited for the day that I could enroll her in dance. It brings back such good memories from when I was little dancing. Don't be fooled though. I have NO rhythm whatsoever and was always the kid on the back row, on the end for the dance recitals. My sister got all of the rhythmic talent in our family. Lauren is proving to have her Auntie's dance skills. Let's hope it stays that way. On another note, I go to Zumba sometimes at the gym. I look at myself in the mirror and don't think I'm all that bad. I'm probably that girl people look at thinking "wow she has no skills" and here I think Im doing great!

 Sometimes Lauren will say "take my picture. I want to hold Connor." She's such an awesome big sister, really really awesome.

 She's the best at trying to make him happy if he gets a little agitated. 

 She was giving him kisses, saying "it's okay baby. Don't cry. I love you soooooo much." Melt. My. Heart.

 Sweet boy is surrounded by pink and flowers. Sorry little guy!

Cracker Barrel Fun

We love Cracker Barrel. After I had Connor, Lauren went for a short visit to my parent's house. After her little visit, we met my dad half way between Atlanta & Chattanooga at Cracker Barrel to pick her up. We sure do love our country souther cookin'.

I missed Lauren like crazy. She is my best buddy and sidekick every single day. We do almost everything together and I hated being away from her. She had fun at Grammy and Papa's but I was about to jump out of my skin to hold my little girl.

 Little L loves to take pictures. She took my little camera and took pictures of my dad and Todd at dinner.

 A little self portrait of my girl and I. I love that sweet little face.

 "Hey Lauren, let's make a silly face." She loves silly faces.

What I call true love. Daddy and daughter dancing. I got Todd a Valentines Day card with the song "It had to be you." That was our first dance song at our wedding. Lauren never misses an opportunity to dance with her dadda.

My Sister's Wedding Shower

My sister is getting married on March 10 in Fort Worth, Tx. Her fiance', Jim, is the nicest guy in the world. He fits in so well with our family. Im so glad he and Todd are buddies. He's just the easiest person to be around. Im super super excited he is going to be my brother in law and Uncle to Lauren to Connor. They are lucky!

Our family had a wedding shower for them at my cousin's house in South Carolina. We got to see a lot of family that we don't see often and everyone got to meet Connor for the first time. 

 Chip, Kimberly, and Lauren. I grew up with Kimberly. She and Chip got married last year. Lauren LOVES them.

 Beautiful cousins - Kenna and her daughter Olivia. Models? Yes.

 My dad's parents. Ages 80 & 82 (I think). I can't believe it. They were so excited to finally meet Connor.

 Lauren and Olivia coloring together.

 Olivia's brother, Ace. Isn't he just the cutest little guy?

We will get to see them all again in a couple of weeks for the big day. We are driving to Ft. Worth. Crazy, right? You would think that we would fly considering we have great flight benefits. We decided to make a little road trip out of it, bring our dog, and just enjoy the ride. Hopefully my hair won't be fully gray when I return.

My Little L

My sweet little Lauren. Gosh I love that girl. She's spunky, sweet, cuddly, feisty, and so much fun. My friend, Ashley, who owns SheSheMade (clothing company) made Lauren this adorable dress. I took her to our backyard to take some fun pictures. She had so much fun being silly. We didn't have very much sunlight that day & the wind was blowing like crazy but you could see right down in the valley and the mountain across from ours. 

Why does my baby girl have to keep growing up? 

Happy Valentines Day

Happy Valentines Day to my sweet love. As he's off flying the friendly skies tonight, I am reminded that I have the best husband.

Engaged

Engagement Ring

Wedding Shower

Married

Our first little baby, Lauren Elizabeth.

Beautiful baby Lauren

Our 2 sweet loves, 2012. Lauren Elizabeth & Connor David

Here we are on this wonderful Valentines Day. Our 8th together. I think he's too quiet. He thinks Im too opinionated. We tease each other about our anal tendencies when it comes to balancing the checkbook. We're on the same page, to the cent. He's such a hard worker. I'm not. He does every house project perfectly. I forget to fold the clothes left in the dryer. He isn't creative with entertaining the kids. Im way too silly and entertain many hours a day. He's so very smart and can study for hours diligently to prepare for flight training. I'm not. I just skim pages and will gladly take a B in a course. I never pay attention to his shows. He hates The Bachelor. He loves history. I don't, it's boring. We call each other every single day. He calls when he lands after almost every flight. We both love to fly. I hate plaid shirts, not every plaid but plaid from the 80s. He still hoards clothes. I love he's a hard worker for our family. He loves working hard so I can stay home with our kids. Im fiercely loyal to him. He's protective of me and the kids. We may be opposites in many ways but I sure am lucky to call him my husband and our kids are incredibly lucky to have him as their father.

My Sweet Boy Is 2 Months Old

Look who is 2 months old! How is he that old already? Slow it down sweet little man. He has grown so much that it makes me excited but sad at the same time. Knowing this our last little baby, Im trying to remember and document each and every little thing. 

Stats at 9 weeks: 10 pounds 10 ounces. (Wow he has grown)

Clothes: 0-3 months

Diapers: Size 1

 Lauren is such a proud big sissy. I can count maybe 3 times that she has acted out in jealousy. We are so thankful that she is so crazy about her little brother. She is so very helpful. She will pick out his pajamas, go upstairs and get anything I need, and play with him on his play mat. We are so proud of her.

So everyone loves picture out takes. I know I do. I like seeing the funny pictures that happen in between the good ones. Enjoy these funnies.

Connor looks like he's about to fall forward

 Lauren's face is awesome in this one.

 Lauren is happy, Connor not so much.

 I love that Lauren sometimes smiles so big that her eyes look closed. 

Im so proud that I actually got all of these shots by myself. I wasn't standing behind Todd making Lauren laugh. I actually told her to laugh and just smile pretty and she cooperated. Points for little L!